Dan has focused on research, practice, and teaching in multiple locations and scales including projects in China, Turkey, the U.S. Pacific Northwest, New York State and the Gulf Coast. His current efforts are focused on developing research and pedagogical approaches on various topics germane to Food and the Built Environment such as, a) Food, Energy and Water Systems (FEWS) analysis, b) landscape scenario planning and Geodesign through applications of GIS, c) digital twin development, and d) design and planning of agricultural and urban best management practices. His work and course instruction are comprised of an Alternative Futures Analysis using a scenario modeling framework through geospatial narratives and tools: Web-based geospatial applications, digital twins, and scenario & climate atlases.

Dan and the work of his students have been featured in articles in WSU Insider:

‘They need this’ – WSU students redesign prison yard as class project

WSU students design sustainable food hub in Liberia